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Book SynopsisIf you want to get physically fit you start working out. But if you want results, you can’t just do just any workout – you need one tailored to your own body’s needs and personal situation. It’s the same with wellbeing.
What constitutes ‘stress’ to one person may be motivating, inspiring and focusing for another. Our capacity for resilience varies depending on individual circumstances and from situation to situation. What is consistent and universal is that we all struggle with stress and resilience, and we all need to be open to figuring out how best to effectively manage stress to create greater personal resilience that will itself help us to cope better.
This book offers you an encyclopaedia of self-help options for you to adapt according to how you tick and to the circumstances you find yourself in at any given moment.
It addresses 60 different issues, and for each one provides a short ‘Spotlight’ to understand the issue, ‘Top Tips’ for dealing with it, and an ‘Action Plan’ to put those tips into practice.
Wellbeing is about managing the ebbs and flows of what life throws at us. It’s a mindset, a personal commitment and an ongoing endeavour. But if we adopt a focused and sustained engagement with this journey, then we’ll learn to embrace and reap the benefits of ‘being well’.
Trade Review“A very easy-to-read handbook that I think almost all people will find of interest. … It is a really easy-to-read practical guide for individuals. I think everyone could take something from it and maybe improve their own personal situation. … this is worth a read.” (Nerys Williams, Occupational Medicine, Vol. 70 (2), March, 2020)
“The accessible style allows the reader to draw upon sensible coaching advice for whichever circumstances they may find themselves in, and the reader is empowered to take charge immediately. … its appeal became clear - not only for clients, but also for practitioners in their own personal journey toward greater resilience and wellbeing.” (Lindsay Crago, University & College Counselling, May, 2019)
Table of ContentsSection A – Stress Management 1. Managing Workload Pressure2. Choice and Control 3. Task Prioritisation4. Constructive Criticism and Managing Rejection5. Maximising Personal Efficiency6. Dealing with Difficult People7. Managing conflict at home and work8. Redundancy and retirement9. Work satisfaction10. Effective Delegation11. To Know or Not to Know12. How to Get on in Your Career13. Confident Public Speaking14. The Myths of Perfectionism15. Managing Change in Organisations16. Working with Global Uncertainty17. Personal Stress Management Toolkit18. Organisational savviness19. Networking and Your Dream Team20. Spotting signs of stress in others
Section B – Personal & Family Life Management21. Relationship MOT22. When Relationships End23. Anxiety Management24. Living with Depression25. Changing negative thinking patterns26. Supporting Elderly Dependents27. Bereavement and loss28. Stages in life29. Help: Asking for It and Finding It30. Being Childless or Child-Free31. Pregnancy and birth32. Parenting Pre-teens33. Parenting Teenagers34. When Children Leave Home35. Embracing a Mid-life Crisis.36. Addictions37. Being single38. Personal Wellness Toolkit39. Pain Management40. Coping with illness
Section C - Personal Resilience41. Personal fulfilment, satisfaction and purpose42. Work-life balance43. Personal and professional development44. Acceptance strategies45. Emotional Intelligence46. Assertiveness47. Constructive Anger48. Developing self-confidence49. Setting Meaningful Goals50. Mindfulness51. Life Cycle Events: Losses and Gains52. Rest and Relaxation53. Looking After Yourself and Self-Care54. Problem-Focused Resilience55. Solution-focused Resilience56. Change-focused Resilience57. Managing a Crisis58. Avoiding Burnout59. How to Tolerate Ambiguity60. Procrastination.
